Patch box

Oval patch box with a mirror inside the lid, commemorating Vice-Admiral Horatio Nelson (1758-1805). The surface is enamelled, the base white and sides pale green. The lid is white, with a painted, coloured design of a sailor, standing on the shore, a glass in one hand and a stick in the other, two ships in the background, the toast 'Nelson forever' inscribed above.

Object Details

ID: OBJ0045
Type: Patch box
Display location: Not on display
Date made: circa 1800
People: Nelson, Horatio
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 40 x 35 x 22 mm